Starting to look like a house!

This shows the delivery of the submarine.  After all the flooding this winter, we decided having an escape plan would be good.  Just zoom down the hill in a submarine. . .  Oh no wait, it's really the propane tank.

And here it is - being nicely buried.  The only thing now showing is the top of the little green lid.  Cool!

Here are a couple shots taken Friday, January 30.  The wall they are pushing up is part of the master bath.  The other shot is taken from the water side looking back up at the house.  The lighter gray in the foreground is the patio - where one day you will hopefully be joining us for a glass of wine!

Main Floor

This was taken last Friday as a little fog rolled in - you can see the full main floor now.  The guard rails near the center are the stairwell and elevator spaces.  I generally don't get to see the progress during the week since it's dark by the time I get home.  So it was great fun on Saturday to go over and "walk" through the rooms and hear all the details!  We even took time to 'dance in the kitchen'!  It's so weird how it changes from looking small to looking big . . .  I think it will end up "just right"!

There will be walls going up tis week so this panoramic view will begin to be blocked by house.  Which is, of course, the object of building it here - to enjoy the view FROM the house!  Lots of activity so hope you have the opportunity to check out the web-cam during the daylight! 

We've moved the rock!

The plywood is becoming a floor!  A couple of days ago we climbed down a (kinda scary) ladder to take a tour of our basement.  It's quite something to actually be "in" the space - it's definitely starting to feel real!  In this photo, if you look closely, you can catch a glimpse of Mount Baker - this view still takes my breath away!
This photo is of our 'big rock' after it made it's way down the driveway to its permanent placement just at the driveway entrance.  Peter was on hand to make sure it was exactly in the right space with the right side facing out!  Obviously we won't be moving it! 
Louie, our master excavator guy, taking a little time out from his "real" job to slowly roll the rock down the driveway.

Walls and floors. . . .

The casita has walls . . . the main house floor is in progress. . . . the drainage systems are all working . . . . life is good!

Sorry for no recent updates. . . . it's been quite a month with all the snow, the holidays and now the flooding!  Construction was pretty much halted during the 2+ weeks of record snowfall, but things are happening again!  The casita has a floor and walls!  The main house basement is taking shape and Peter can now visualize his wine cellar - perfectly located with three cement walls.  Here are a few pics to catch you up on progress to date.  This weekend marked the first time in 80+ years that Samish Island actually became an island again.  Water and flooding closed the roadway onto the island.  Maybe we should be building a houseboat!!